What is Pasta?
Pasta is a type of noodle and is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154. It is also commonly used to refer to the variety of pasta dishes. Typically pasta is made from an unleavened dough of a durum wheat flour mixed with water and formed into sheets or various shapes, then cooked and served in any number of dishes. It can be made with flour from other cereals or grains, and eggs may be used instead of water. Pastas may be divided into two broad categories, dried (pasta secca) and fresh (pasta fresca). Chicken eggs frequently dominate as the source of the liquid component in fresh pasta.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 shallots, diced
- 1/2 lb bacon, sliced in strips
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 lb fettuccine pasta
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Heat oil in skillet and sauté shallots.
- Add chopped onion, bacon strips and garlic. Cook until bacon is done. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Boil water and add fettuccini. Cook to al dente for about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream and Parmesan cheese.
- Combine the bacon mixture, pasta, cream sauce and lightly toss. Salt and pepper to taste.